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Concealed weapons.

(A)
Policy statement
and purpose

While the state of Ohio through
the division of a section
2923.126 of the revise code
establishes the privilege of carrying a concealed handgun, there are certain
restrictions regulated by state and federal laws, as well as local ordinances
that apply to all university employees (faculty, administrative and classified
staff) while at work.

(B)
Policy

First, employees must carry a piece of
valid government identification in addition to the handgun
license.

Second, the law limits where a handgun
can be carried. Division (B) of section
2923.126 of the Revise
Codelists the places where concealed handguns are
not allowed. These include: police stations, sheriff's offices, highway patrol
posts, premises controlled by the Ohio bureau of criminal Identification and
Investigation, correctional institutions or other detention facilities, airport
terminals or commercial airplanes, institutions for the care of mentally ill
persons, courthouses or buildings in which a courtroom is located,
universities, unless locked in a motor vehicle or in the process of being
locked in a motor vehicle, places of worship, unless the place of worship
permits otherwise, and child day-care centers. Concealed firearms are also
banned from rooms or arenas in which liquor is dispensed and for which a class
D permit has been issued. This concealed weapons ban would apply if you are
sponsoring an off-campus university function in such a setting in which alcohol
was to be served.

Additional restrictions apply to
buildings under the control of the state or any of its political subdivisions,
such as counties and cities. This prohibition also extends to all portions of
any building that is leased by the state government. For example, it would
extend to the floor of a private building that is leased by the government.
Additionally, libraries, which are often funded through a consortium of
governmental bodies, are covered by the statute. Section
2923.1212 of the Revise Code
allows the posting of signs to alert license holders that concealed firearms
are prohibited in a particular location.

There is no additional information on
the concealed weapons policy in either employee handbook or in the charter's
faculty handbook although the policy does apply to all employees.